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Mottram, Patrick & Dalgleish
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The practice of Alfred Hugh Mottram was continued by his son James Arthur Hugh Mottram who had served part of his apprenticeship with Dunn & Martin and became a partner in 1950. In 1954 the younger Mottram took Thomas Edward Patrick, a friend from Edinburgh College of Art, into partnership; and in 1960 their long-serving chief assistant Andrew Martin Dalgleish also became a partner. The practice title then became Mottram Patrick & Dalgleish.
In 1968 the practice amalgamated with that of Donald P Whitehorn to become Mottram Patrick Whitehorn Dalgleish & Partners and some time later Mottram Patrick. In the same year Ronald Drylie was taken into partnership. [Source: Dictionary of Scottish Architects http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/] |
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James Hardie
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Architect
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Falkirk Burgh. Stentmasters
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The Falkirk Stentmasters were established during the 17th century with representatives from each of the town's four quarters and the merchants and trades of the town. They had no legal powers but levied assessments on inhabitants in the burgh, managing initially the water supplies and later the sanitation, street cleaning and lighting out of their funds. They were 28 in number, and were elected annually. In 1814 they erected a new town steeple. The Stentmasters were effectively abolished by the Falkirk Police and Improvement Act 1859 (22 & 23 Vict., ch.cxxiii) under which the police commissioners were to be the Town Council, and obtained authority to take over the water, sanitation, street cleansing, public works and improvements, and various other powers previously held by the Stentmasters. Their property and privileges were to be vested in the commissioners (ie the magistrates and town council), their records were to be handed over, and their right to levy assessments abolished.
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Jeremiah Dixon
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Jeremiah Dixon FRS (27 July 1733 – 22 January 1779)[1] was an English surveyor and astronomer who is best known for his work with Charles Mason, from 1763 to 1767, in determining what was later called the Mason-Dixon line.
Dixon was born in Cockfield, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, in 1733, the fifth of seven children, to Sir George Fenwick Dixon 5th Bt. and Lady Mary Hunter. The Mason–Dixon line was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in the resolution of a border dispute involving Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware in Colonial America. It is still a demarcation line among four US states, forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (originally part of Virginia). It represents the cultural border between the Southern United States and the Northern United States. |
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McLuckie & Walker
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Civil engineers and architects
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Robert Thomson
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Joiner
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John Telfer
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John Telfer (1835-1915) was born in Newton Mearns, moved with family to Falkirk. Patternmaker at Falkirk Foundry then apprentice engineer, worked in Glasgow then Grangemouth on the screw steamer Elf. Ironturner with Smith Fullerton & Co, Camelon Foundry, foreman for ten years at Kilns then foreman at Castlelaurie Foundry. In 1886 transferred to assistant manager at Falkirk Foundry, then Manager of Castlelaurie Foundry. Retired c. 1904 when "Being exceedingly fond of photography they presented him with a valuable camera on his retiral" (Falkirk Herald July 22 1908) Set up "Telfer's Choir". Studied Tonic Sol-fa in 1866. and then set up the Falkirk Tonic Sol-fa Association and appointed conductor. Precentor in Grahamston Church (appointed by the Baird Trust). Also member of the Falkirk Building Society committee, member of the Sir John de Graeme Lodge of Oddfellows, member of Free Library Committee, Falkirk Burns Club and the Council of the Natural History and Archaeology Society. Baptist. Politically was a Unionist. Assumed to be same John Telfer as photographer of P713.
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Robert Love
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Jade Stout
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Exhibitions
Amber Roome Contemporary Art Glasgow Art Fair 6 April 2006 – 9 April 2006 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Group Show in downstairs gallery 1 February 2006 – 2 March 2006 The Park Gallery, Falkirk Christmas Exhibition Delta Studios, Larbert, Falkirk Resident Artist Exhibition 29 October 2005 – 20 November 2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Group Show in downstairs gallery 19 October 2005 – 22 December 2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Group Show in downstairs gallery 14 September 2005 – 13 October 2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Festival Exhibition 10 August 2005 – 9 September 2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Group Show 7 July 2005 - 4 August 2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Group Show in downstairs gallery 17 February 2005 - 17 March 2005 The Park Gallery, Falkirk Christmas Exhibition 20 November 2004 - 8 January 2005 Amber Roome Contemporary Art Group Show in downstairs gallery 25 November 2004 - 23 December 2004 The Pier Arts Centre, Orkney Christmas Show 29 November 2003 – 24 December 2003 The Edinburgh Gallery, Edinburgh Christmas Show 29 November 2003 – 3 February 2004 The Pier Arts Centre Eilidh Pearson, Kevin Cormack and Jade Stout 18 October 2003 – 22 November 2003 The Edinburgh Gallery at The Affordable Art Fair at Battersea 8 – 12 October 2003 The Edinburgh Gallery Summer Show 21 June 2003 – 26 July 2003 The Compass Gallery, Glasgow Christmas Show 22 November 2002 – 25 January 2003 National Heritage Centre, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh Exploring Place 2 December 2002 – 6 January 2003 Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre, North Uist, Western Isles Northern Exposure 5 October 2002 – 11 November 2002 Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh Glasshouse 18 July 2002 – 30 April 2003 Pentagon Business Centre, Glasgow New Generation Show II 6 July 2002 – 30 August 2002 Compass Gallery New Generation Show 6 July 2002 – 6 August 2002 Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh MFA Degree Show 15 – 25 June 2002 The Edinburgh Gallery Jade Stout, Ewa Irena Polanek and Colin Park 6 – 27 April 2002 Stills Gallery, Edinburgh What’s mine is yours, twenty-nine artists at stills 13 – 21 March 2002 McLellan Galleries, Glasgow Royal Scottish Academy Students Exhibition 9 – 20 March 2002 National Heritage Headquarters, Perth Exploring Place 11 March 2002 – 13 April 2002 The Fettes Gallery, Fettes College, Edinburgh Postgraduate Selected Works 8 – 31 Mar 02 New Street Exhibition Space and Holyrood Park Ranger Lodge, Edinburgh Exploring Place 25 January 2002 – 9 Febuary 2002 The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Postgraduate Show 27 – 28 November 2002 Origin Art, Mugdock Country Park, Glasgow First Exhibition 6 – 15 September 2001 St Fergus Gallery, Wick Highlands and Islands Open, Young Artists and New Graduates Section 8 – 30 August 2001 art.tm, Inverness Highlands and Islands Open, Young Artists and New Graduates Section 23 June 2001 – 4 August 2001 Edinburgh College of Art 1st Year MFA Degree Show 16 – 26 June 2001 Edinburgh International Conference Centre “Expose” 5 June 2001 – 30 April 2002 Education Edinburgh College of Art Postgraduate Master of Fine Art, 2000-2002 BA Honours of the First Class in Drawing & Painting, 1996-2000 |
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James Strang
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Shoemaker
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Falkirk Burgh Commissioners and Police Commissioners
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Commissioners under Falkirk Police & Improvement Act, 1859 In 1859 Falkirk adopted the Police of Towns (Scotland) Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict., c.33). The means of doing so was a local act of parliament, the Falkirk Police and Improvement Act 1859 (22 & 23 Vict., ch.cxxiii). Under this the police commissioners were to be the Town Council, and obtained authority to take over the water, sanitation, street cleansing, public works and improvements, and various other powers previously held by the Stentmasters or Feuars including the raising of assessments to pay for works in the town. This Act sought to clarify what authority was responsible for which function in the town. In 1873 Falkirk adopted the 1862 General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act (25 & 26 Vict, c 101) which gave additional powers in lighting, cleansing, improvements and police matters. The Falkirk Corporation Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict., ch.xiv) confirmed the powers of the Town Council as police commissioners, transferred all of the Feuars' remaining powers and property to Falkirk Town Council, and extended the municipal and police boundaries. The Town Councils (Scotland) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict., c.49) provided for the incorporation of burghs and was adopted by Falkirk in 1900, leading to any responsibilities held by the Burgh or Police Commissioners being passed to the Town Council.
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David A Tait
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David Alexander Tait was born on 16 December 1879 and articled to George Deas Page of Falkirk in June 1897, remaining with him as an assistant from 1902 until 1903. During his time with Page he attended Falkirk School of Science and Art and the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College. In 1903 he commenced practice on his own account in Grangemouth, entering into partnership with a slightly younger apprentice at Page's, Henry Wilson, the firm being named Wilson & Tait. He was admitted LRIBA in the mass intake of 20 July 1911 without proposers, his nomination being supported by a character reference from the chairman of Grangemouth Public School Board. He appeared in 'Who's who in architecture' in 1914 but not in 1923.
Wilson & Tait appear to have briefly had an office in Edinburgh at 122 George Street from about 1913-15. Presumably this was to to enable them to undertake a particular job in the city but this has not yet been traced. They also had a branch office in Jedburgh in the mid-1930s, presumably to oversee projects there. Tait retired in 1937. In the same year Henry Wilson merged his practice with that of Strang & Wilson, James Strang also having retired in that year, the combined practice of Wilson & Wilson being now based in Strang's office at 39 Vicar Street, Falkirk. [Source: Dictionary of Scottish Architects, accessed 22 Nov 2012 http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/ ] |
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Robert Dollar
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Businessman (1844-1932) Born in Falkirk, emigrated to Canada aged 14. Worked in a barrel-making factory in Ottawa and then a lumber camp. By age 22 he ran a lumber camp of 50 men, then moved to Michigan to set up his own company, the British Canadian Lumber Company. Moved to California in 1888 and opened a lumber mill. Started a shipping line in 1901. Granted Freedom of Falkirk in 1912. Dollar donated money for the purchase of Dollar Park to the town, as well as money to buy library books, bells for Falkirk Old Parish Church, fountain in Victoria Park. Robert Dollar financed Falkirk's first free library which opened in 1888. It was sited in the Y.M.C.A. on the corner of New Market Street and Glebe Street, and remained the town's library until a new building opened in 1902. He also donated the money for the construction of Falkirk Public Baths. The saga of Falkirk's public baths was a long one beginning in 1905 when Robert Dollar decided to donate a sum towards their construction. The money was eventually diverted to buying Dollar Park and Mr Dollar's money was never used for its original purpose. The baths were eventually opened in 1932 in the Pleasance, 27 years after Robert Dollar made his offer. He also donated a set of bells for Falkirk Parish Church in 1926. The Dollar chimes consisted of 13 bells, the largest of which weighed 3000 lbs. The dedication of the bells was conducted by Rev. Alexander Loudon.
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Strang, Alex & Associates
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David Gold
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David Gold was born in Falkirk on 29th November 1892, the son of David Gold, manager of the Crown Stables/Garage in Newmarket Street. On leaving school he was employed as a grocer’s boy and then a vanman and at the age of 22 years and 2 months joined the Stirlingshire Constabulary. In the register he was noted as a Protestant, 5ft 9ins tall, auburn hair, grey eyes and a fresh complexion.
On 18th October 1915 he resigned from the police to join the army. He served as a gunlayer in the Royal Garrison Artillery and subsequently suffered from hearing problems. He attained the rank of sergeant and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery, rescuing three wounded men under fire near Vimy Ridge in April 1917. He rejoined the police in 1919 and was presented by them with a silver basket to celebrate his award of the MM. He also received a certificate from Falkirk Burgh Council. His first wife, Jane Brown, died on 17th August 1921. He then married Agnes Braid and had the following children: David Gold 3.3.1923 William Braid 26.4.1924 Alice Hardie Brown 15.9.1926 His police record was as follows: appointed 22.2.1915 prob. Stirling 3.3.1915 3rd class 15.5.1915 Falkirk Council 1.6.1915 Resigned to join army 18.10.1915 Rejoined Falkirk 20.1.1919 Bucklyvie 27.7.1928 Killearn 26.2.1932 Grangemouth 13.12.1934 Retired on pension 20.12.1949 In 1934 he moved to Grangemouth and was given a police house in Newhouse Road and remained there until he retired from the force in 1949. At the age of 56, in September 1950 he joined BHC as commissionaire at No. 1 Administrative Block. He retired from this post in January 1962 and died just two weeks later on 23rd January. David Gold was born in Falkirk on 29th November 1892, the son of David Gold, manager of the Crown Stables/Garage in Newmarket Street. On leaving school he was employed as a grocer's boy and then a vanman and at the age of 22 years and 2 months joined the Stirlingshire Constabulary. In the register he was noted as a Protestant, 5ft 9ins tall, auburn hair, grey eyes and a fresh complexion. On 18th October 1915 he resigned from the police to join the army. He served as a gunlayer in the Royal Garrison Artillery and subsequently suffered from hearing problems. He attained the rank of sergeant and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery, rescuing three wounded men under fire near Vimy Ridge in April 1917. He rejoined the police in 1919 and was presented by them with a silver basket to celebrate his award of the MM. He also received a certificate from Falkirk Burgh Council. His first wife, Jane Brown, died on 17th August 1921. He then married Agnes Braid and had the following children: David Gold 3.3.1923 William Braid 26.4.1924 Alice Hardie Brown 15.9.1926 His police record was as follows: appointed 22.2.1915 prob. Stirling 3.3.1915 3rd class 15.5.1915 Falkirk Council 1.6.1915 Resigned to join army 18.10.1915 Rejoined Falkirk 20.1.1919 Bucklyvie 27.7.1928 Killearn 26.2.1932 Grangemouth 13.12.1934 Retired on pension 20.12.1949 In 1934 he moved to Grangemouth and was given a police house in Newhouse Road and remained there until he retired from the force in 1949. At the age of 56, in September 1950 he joined BHC as commissionaire at No. 1 Administrative Block. He retired from this post in January 1962 and died just two weeks later on 23rd January |
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Falkirk Burgh Feuars
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The Feuars of Falkirk derived their formal existence from an action for the division of the commonty of Falkirk muir brought by William Forbes of Callendar against a group of named individuals, described as feuars of Falkirk, in which there was a decree pronounced by the Court of Session on 19 December 1807. During the case the feuars claimed to have the right to cast feal and divot and other rights (including quarrying stone) in Falkirk muir. The decree granted them ten acres or so of the muir to be possessed as common property by the feuars and proprietors of lands and houses in and about Falkirk; another 20 acres of the muir were to be obtained by them in 1809 and thereafter managed by them; an acre of land in the burgh was to be made the market place and also managed by them; and the feuars obtained the right to levy duties and customs in Falkirk and apply the profits for the common good. The Feuars collected feus from 1807. They were responsible for establishing the new market. In the 1850s, after criticism in the 'Falkirk Herald', they began to make improvements in the town but, following a court case over the extent of their control, they lost the right to levy dues and their powers were gradually replaced by those of the Town Council. The Falkirk Police and Improvement Act 1859 (22 & 23 Vict., ch.cxxiii) withdrew the power to levy dues from the Feuars and granted that power to the Improvement Commissioners. The Feuars still had some authority, most notably the administration of their buildings and public lands. They built a new corn exchange in 1858 and replaced this in 1879 with a town hall. The Falkirk Corporation Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict., ch.xiv) transferred all of the Feuars' remaining powers and property to Falkirk Town Council.
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Wardrop & Reid
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James Maitland Wardrop and Charles Reid in partnership from 1873
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Alexander Nimmo
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Alexander Nimmo senior (1824-1898) was born at Westbank and his father was Alexander Nimmo, tanner and currier, Falkirk. Alexander was educated at Falkirk Grammar School and afterwards studied principally Chemistry and Languages at Edinburgh University. After this he assisted his father in the tanning business and succeeded him in it after his death. He also conducted a tanning and glue manufacturing business in Linlithgow in conjunction with Bailie Cuddie.
He took a prominent part in the formation of the volunteer movement in Falkirk in 1859. There was then only one company and it was known as the East Stirlingshire Rifle Volunteers. In February 1860, Nimmo was appointed a Lieutenant and on November of the following year he was gazetted Captain. On 10th January, 1877, he was promoted to the rank of Major, 26th May, 1885, Lieutenant Colonel and on 19th April the same year, he was appointed honorary Colonel in command of the battalion. After 27 years and 11 months service, Colonel Nimmo resigned his regular connection with the force on 9 March 1888. He married first Helen Russel (1828-1865) daughter of James Russel, writer, Falkirk; and second Margaret Robertson (1839-1886). His children were William Marshall Nimmo 13 Jan 1871-31 July 1871), Alexander Nimmo, who became a solicitor, Mary Crawford Nimmo or Gillies, Catherine Jane Nimmo or Sherriff, Jane Baird Nimmo or Darling and Margaret Robertson Nimmo. He is described on his death registration as "Gentleman", widower of Helen Russel (1st) and Margaret Robertson (2nd), and as son of Alexander Nimmo, tanner and Mary Nimmo of Crawford. Reference: Falkirk Herald 22 June 1898 - obituary of Col Alexander Nimmo |
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Isabella Bell
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Wife of Alexander Bell, trustee and beneficiary of the Alexander Bell Trust.
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Bo'ness Medical Officer of Health
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